Overnight, without anyone noticing, the last remaining parasites in the Tokyo area were completely wiped out.

Despite working all night, he only managed to clean two of them.

The last one was taken by Lina, and he was the one who cleaned up the mess.

However, when he took off his shoes and came into the living room, he saw two teacups that hadn't been taken away from the sofa and coffee table.

Not only that, but there was also a faint floral fragrance in the air.

The taste seems a bit familiar...

"Has anyone been here, Shuibo?"

"Yes, Master Shinsuke. Madam and Lady Miyuki came to visit last night, but they waited all night without seeing you, so they just left this morning."

"Oh, is it so."

I'm not sure what Yotsuba Maya is here for. Maybe she's visiting the set to check on the mission's progress?

It couldn't be anything too important, otherwise I would have contacted him directly.

By the way, the people sent by the Yotsuba family were quite efficient.

In just one day, the damaged parts of the house were repaired and looked exactly the same as before.

At that moment, Shuibo handed him a paper file folder.

"This is?"

"Madam said this is some information about the 'vampire incident,' and that you, Master Shinji, might be interested, so it's staying here."

After putting down the file folder, Shuibo brought him a cup of black coffee and continued, "Madam also said that you should remember to destroy the information inside after you've finished reading it, otherwise it will cause some unnecessary trouble."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Zhenxun did become interested and slowly unsealed the file folder.

He was also very curious about what those people in Laomei had done to create such a monster.

If it weren't for the "Eye of the Spirits" and "Multiple Observations" plus the "Ghost Gate Escape" for location capture, plus the "Replication Demon Eye" for peeking into the essence, and carrying out the material transformation from "nothing" to "something", then...

It's likely that it will completely backfire from the very beginning.

I really have to thank myself for this extraordinary talent I was born with, as well as the spiritual expertise inherited from the Yotsuba family.

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On the same day, Lina again took leave and did not come to school.

At this moment, she was experiencing what could be described as her first time feeling restless, sitting inside the USNA embassy.

Speaking of humiliating experiences, she suffered several times after arriving in Japan.

The main reason is that even though the body has gotten used to it, the feeling of frustration in the heart will never disappear because of the habit.

However, this interrogation at the USNA embassy is completely different from the one that Yotsuba Mahiro experienced.

"...So, in other words, you, Sirius of STARS, are completely helpless against one of your targets, a high school student, and have even exposed your identity, right?"

"That's not my fault, it's your intelligence that's flawed. That guy is a monster that can't be measured by the power of a mage alone! And Japanese high school students are simply abnormal. Besides that guy, there are quite a few mages who possess qualities no less than mine!"

Just like Miyuki Shiba and Mayumi Nanagusa, their magical power has reached the level of a strategic-level magician!

These words of protest welled up in Lina's throat.

After witnessing all of that yesterday, she finally understood what kind of monster she was fighting.

They remain unmoved even when being sucked blood by parasites, and can easily capture and kill parasites from this other dimension, even though they are difficult for humans to observe.

It will remain unharmed even if subjected to any level of magical attack.

Each of these can be considered exceptional.

But she kept those words in her throat, because she knew very well that the people interrogating her didn't care about the details, only the outcome.

The mission's failure is undeniable, completely exposing Stars to the sight of the Ten Masters.

So he could only obediently lower his head.

"Also, it's said that one of the escaped suspects was the security guard who lived in the room next to yours. You spent a whole month together, yet you didn't discover his true identity, did you?"

"You're the ones who hired this 'suspect' as a controller, aren't you?!"

Lina really wanted to talk back loudly this time, but she knew she couldn't say it, so the pressure only increased.

These people went on to nag and be sarcastic.

Even though magicians are valued for their talent, Lina was promoted to major before she was even twenty years old, and many people within the USNA military were jealous of her because of her young age.

The less involved a military bureaucrat is in actual combat, the stronger this tendency becomes.

After all, her military rank already represented the power structure, and people simply couldn't understand how she could obtain it at such a young age.

The group of people standing in front of her now are typical high-ranking officials who "don't know what real combat is."

It's natural to get angry at such pointless sarcasm, and it's also a foolish thing to do.

So Lina cleared her mind and ignored what these people were saying.

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First High School, Headquarters of the Student Union.

At the same time, in the same place, the same three people gathered here.

There's just one more person today.

Wearing a teacher's uniform, she appears as a tall and alluring long-haired mature woman—Kyoko Fujibayashi.

According to her, she was merely there on behalf of the Kushima family to observe the proceedings.

"Mahiko, I want to ask you, you were hunting vampires in the Tokyo area last night, right? And with the members of Stars, weren't you?" Mayumi asked very seriously.

"Oh, were you discovered?"

Actually, it was inevitable that they would be discovered.

After all, last night, the Stars members concealed their identities from ordinary people, but made no attempt to hide them from the magicians.

It's as obvious as a flea on a bald man's head.

What he didn't expect was that even though they were all disguised, they could still guess who he was.

"Of course, after all, the Tokyo area is under my family's jurisdiction."

Mayumi pouted, crossed her arms, and looked as if she were complaining, "Why weren't you notified? Why didn't you cooperate with the Nanakusa family to arrest her? Instead, you were hanging out with the Stars." "So, you really have your eye on Angelina, haven't you?"

A single glance conveyed so much information, even emotions that Mahiro didn't read.

for example--

[You heartless playboy, just you wait! I'll make you eat this horribly bitter chocolate this Valentine's Day!]

Mayumi, retaining her girlish innocence, pondered this in her heart.

"Yotsuba, so you know the specific personnel USNA sent to Japan this time, right?"

The one who asked this question was Jūmonji Katsuto.

His gaze remained as serious as ever. Although he didn't seem to be questioning anyone, his seriousness always gave the impression of interrogating a criminal.

However, Yotsuba Mahiro didn't seem to care.

"I know, but I can't tell you. It's an agreement between me and someone."

"Siye, as a member of the Ten Masters Clan, you should understand that our interests are intertwined. Although there may be occasional frictions within the Ten Masters Clan, we are all in the same boat."

"Perhaps that's true, but I don't care about those things. In my opinion, the promise I made to her is more important."

Yotsuba Mahiro said calmly, then turned his gaze to Fujibayashi Kyoko, who had been silent all along.

"However, I can give you another direction. Instead of asking me, why don't you ask Ms. Fujibayashi over there? She probably knows more about it than I do."

His words were quite profound.

Kyoko Fujibayashi naturally understood the implied meaning, but she simply smiled and said:

"As expected, Yotsuba is still as unreasonable as ever. However, my grandfather instructed me before I came here today that although I am here as a representative of the Kushima family, I am just a listener, and the Kushima family will not participate in whatever you do."

He does not mean that.

It's clear that Kushima Retsu meant that Angelina and he, Kushima Retsu, had no relation whatsoever.

Even though Angelina is considered his granddaughter.

This means that the separation from USNA has been completely clean.

"Hey, this old bastard is really cunning," Makoto sneered.

"Shin-kun! Don't be rude. After all, Mr. Kushima Retsu is our senior." Mayumi gently reminded him.

Mayumi naturally knew the inside story, or rather, of the four people present, only Katsuto Jumonji was kept in the dark.

This feeling made the person feel very uncomfortable.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

If Mahiro hadn't told Mayumi, even Mayumi would never have known Sirius's true identity.

Even if Lina were suspected, it would only be a very bold guess.

A strategic-level mage under twenty years old—that's quite astonishing.

Then, Katsuto Jumonji and Mayumi exchanged another glance, and then took out their terminals and placed them on the table.

"Yotsuba, you probably haven't seen this news yet, right? It was anonymously sent here from USNA this morning."

"Oh? Let me see..."

He was slightly taken aback when he saw the above content.

The reason is simple: this news is very similar to the information left by Maya.

The content is as follows:

—On October 31st of last year, the United States government ordered military mages to conduct research and development to counter the large-scale strategic magic used at the southern tip of the peninsula.

Ignoring the scientists' warnings, the magicians insisted on conducting experiments to create miniature black holes at the Dallas National Accelerator Laboratory, causing a hole in the dimensional wall and summoning demons from another dimension.

Wizards attempt to summon demons in order to combat the "Scorching Halloween".

But their plan to control the demon failed, and they were possessed by the demon.

The vampire who caused a stir in the neighborhood at the end of last year is actually a military magician possessed by a demon.

The military must bear triple responsibility for the victims.

First, it failed to stop the magicians from conducting reckless experiments.

Second, experiments that were knowingly carried out despite high risks failed.

Third, even if military mages are likely to lose their minds and endanger civilians.

The root cause of these scandals lies in the military's failure to fully control the mages.

Magic is a powerful supernatural force that can go out of control at any time. Is it really beneficial to use this power for the country?

Perhaps we should rethink this point—

"That does fit my stereotype of Lao Mei."

After all, most of those people's research on magic was limited to military applications, and they had always disdained the common people's livelihood.

Of course, if it can be used to make a lot of money, that's a different story.

Makoto pretended to know nothing, pushed the terminal back, and continued to tease and complain.

However, this news differed slightly from the intelligence he possessed.

In November, Dallas continued its experiments on the creation and evaporation of miniature black holes based on multidimensional theory.

The existence of "vampires" was observed after the experiment was conducted.

Moreover, while it presents the facts, it is also quite subtle. It seems to be criticizing Lao Mei, but in reality, it is more like a resistance to magic.

This is a topic that has been discussed countless times in this world.

After all, only a minority of people possess magical talent, not everyone, so it's normal to feel resentful.

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